{"title":"MS-05S Char's Zaku I","description":"\u003cp\u003eMS-05S Char's Zaku I is Char Aznable's own Zaku I in \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin\u003c\/em\u003e, the retelling of the One Year War set in U.C. 0079. It is not the 1979 television machine: this is an MS-05 fitted with MS-06 Zaku II equipment and issued to Zeon's Lunar Attack Force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it does in the story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChar flies it in the Battle of Von Braun during the One Week Battle, where a single suit bombards a Magellan-class battleship. The manual has him working the belt-fed gun, belt racking into the chamber, while on a call with Lalah Sune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a Zaku I in Zaku II equipment.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe spiked shoulder, the right-shoulder shield and the belt-fed gun were developed for the MS-06. The war began before the Zaku II reached full production, so Zaku Is went out with that gear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe ammunition rides on its back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe belt feeds from a box magazine under the backpack instead of a drum, which holds far more rounds. The backpack itself is the MS-06 unit, with two thrusters and two verniers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe shield changed shoulders.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe MS-05 carried its shield on the forearm; the S type moves it to the right shoulder, where it covers a wider area. The left shoulder gains a spike in exchange, for ramming.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIts colour is not red.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe machine is described as twilight-coloured rather than red, and the manual treats that scheme as a foretaste of the Red Comet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big is it?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead height: 17.4 m, with an overall width of 9.0 m, per Bandai's official spec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/144: roughly 12 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy from P-Rex Hobby\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP-Rex Hobby is a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vendors\"\u003eBandai Recommended Hobby Store\u003c\/a\u003e with 20,000+ customers served and \u003cspan data-prex-live=\"five-star-reviews\"\u003e1,800+\u003c\/span\u003e five-star reviews. US orders ship duties prepaid with no import fees, and Route Package Protection is available at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e1. Is it the same as Char's Zaku II?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. This is an MS-05S, a Zaku I airframe with Zaku II equipment, from \u003cem\u003eThe Origin\u003c\/em\u003e. The MS-06S Zaku II is a different machine with a different head and armament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e2. Where does the MS-05S appear?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Origin\u003c\/em\u003e manga and its OVA adaptation, and in \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Discovery\u003c\/em\u003e. It is not in the 1979 television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e3. What weapons does it carry?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA belt-fed machine gun and a heat hawk as standard, with a drum-fed gun and a Type A1 bazooka as options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e4. Why the spike on the shoulder?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe left shoulder armour was given a spike for ramming, part of the same package that added the wider shield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:18px;font-size:13px;color:#6b7280;\"\u003eBackground sources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gundam.fandom.com\/wiki\/MS-05S_Char%27s_Zaku_I\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMS-05S Char's Zaku I — Gundam Wiki\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80%E3%81%AE%E7%99%BB%E5%A0%B4%E6%A9%9F%E5%8B%95%E5%85%B5%E5%99%A8%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7#%E6%A9%9F%E5%8B%95%E6%88%A6%E5%A3%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%20THE%20ORIGIN\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e宇宙世紀の登場機動兵器一覧（THE ORIGIN）— 日本語版 Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ji-dong-zhan-shi-gandamu-the-origin-ms-05s-char-aznable-s-zaku-i-gundam-fix-figuration-metal-composite-bandai-spirits","title":"機動戦士ガンダム:The Origin - MS-05S Char Aznable's Zaku I - Gundam Fix Figuration Metal Composite(Bandai Spirits)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGundam Fix Figuration Metal Composite MS-05S Char Aznable's Zaku I\u003c\/strong\u003e is a die-cast action figure by Bandai from the second half of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure has a newly sculpted head, body and legs, and adds a new belt-fed machine gun for MS. 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